How to distinguish the quality of Maojian? Can Maojian be used to cook tea eggs?

Many people like Maojian and Maofeng, but don't know what the difference is between them? Although both Maojian and Maofeng are green teas, they both have the benefits and effects of green tea to help human health. But they are indeed two different types of tea. The difference between them is mainly reflected in four aspects. Let's learn about them together!

Contents of this article

1. How to distinguish the quality of Maojian

2. Can Maojian be used to cook tea eggs?

3. The difference between Maojian and Maofeng

How to distinguish the quality of Maojian

1. Aroma

Grab a handful of Xinyang Maojian and smell it, smell it hard. The real Xinyang Maojian has the smell of cooked chestnuts, fragrant and sweet. Smell the purity of the aroma again. Only the pure one is the high-quality tea.

2. Appearance

Good Xinyang Maojian tea has uniform color, is very tender, and is very tight. The shapes are almost the same, and there is very little powder and crumbs.

It is necessary to observe the soup color in time, otherwise you cannot observe the real soup color. Generally, Xinyang Maojian will show the most real color 3-5 minutes after brewing. The soup color needs to be light, and light yellow-green is the best.

3. Leaf bottom

If the Xinyang Maojian is good, you can tell from the leaves. After soaking in soup, the leaves are evenly tender and there are no other impurities.

Can Maojian be used to cook tea eggs?

Teas like West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Xinyang Maojian, Anxi Tieguanyin, etc. cannot be used to cook tea eggs because they are too expensive! Green tea is not suitable for cooking tea eggs. There is another reason why green tea is not suitable for cooking tea eggs. Green tea has a slight bitter taste, and the tea eggs cooked with it have a slightly astringent taste.

Among the remaining black tea, oolong tea and dark tea, in terms of fermentation degree, oolong tea is less than black tea and less than dark tea. Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea between green tea and black tea, with a long-lasting aroma, and can also be used to cook tea eggs.

The difference between Maojian and Maofeng

1. Different origins: The most representative one is Xinyang Maojian. Maojian is relatively tender and has a particularly refreshing taste; Maofeng has many origins, mainly in Yunnan, Emei, Zunyi, etc., but the authentic origin is Huangshan, Anhui.

2. Different processing methods: Maojian is made from fresh leaves of small- and medium-leaf tea trees, and the white hairs are visible but not noticeable in the finished product; Maofeng is made from fresh leaves of large- and medium-leaf tea trees, and the white hairs are obvious in the finished product.

3. Different taste: Maojian tea has thin, round, tight and straight strips, emerald green color, white hairs are visible, the soup color is bright green, the aroma of cooked chestnut is high, long and fresh, the taste is fresh and refreshing, the aftertaste is sweet, and the leaves are green and even. Maofeng tea has tight, thin and curved strips, emerald green color with many hairs, long-lasting fragrance, bright green soup color, fresh and refreshing taste, and bright green and even leaves.

4. Different varieties: Maofeng is a roasted green tea, while Maojian is mostly stir-fried green tea. The tastes are slightly different, and this needs to be judged based on personal taste. Both are among the top ten famous teas in China.